Monday, December 21, 2009

20DEC2009 in Harrow...

(By my Brother)

Its been snowing alot in Harrow, London over the last two days, which has been alot of fun. But now the snow has turned to black ice, which is not fun... so i havent been able to use my car, as its too dangerous to use at this time, which i hate :) my car was skidding all over the place, Gurchetan Singh also had a hard time driving so both of us have been enjoying the snow with Pardeep Singh of course...

Gurchetan Singh...

Pardeep Singh, No.1 Facebook User...

Some of the snow on my road...

Jaspal took this photo, we love these types of photos :)...

Some more snow on my road...

Sun Set...

Taking a photo with a really low shutter speed on the camera, thats me with a outline... :)

Monday, December 14, 2009

Videos from the Parliament of World Religions 2009...

(By my Brother)

Below are two videos from the Parliament of World Religions 2009. The video below is of the Sacred Music Concert on Sunday 6th Dec 2009.

At 21:37mins you can view Sikh Kirtan recited by Bhai Kultar Singh Ji, who is the son of the late Bhai Sahib Avtar Singh Ji, grandson of Bhai Sahib Jwala Singh Ji, and is the scion of one of the most distinguished lineages in the world, Gurmat Sangeet, reaching back to the times of the Gurus. Bhai Kultar Singh Ji gave up a professional career to embrace the tradition of his forefathers, thus continuing the unbroken line of practitioners of Gurmat Sangeet, who have been serving the Panth for 12 generations.

Bhai Sawarn Singh is the percussionist for the group and plays the "Jorree" (set of 2 drums, originally designed by the 5th Guru). He commenced his training at the age of 9 years under the guidance of Bhai Kultar Singh's grandfather, Bhai Jwala Singh Ragi (of Thhatta Tibba, Kapurthala, Punjab). Today, at 73, he is the only musician who has been playing the Jorree for the last 62 years.

Bhai Manmohan Singh joined the group a few years ago as a trainee after receiving vocal training from a music school. Now he serves as an accompanist in the group, playing the harmonium.